Telehealth

Patient consulting with healthcare professional virtually
By  Anthony Vecchione 11:47 am December 19, 2024
Women's telehealth company Wisp announced a strategic partnership with food as medicine platform Nourish to allow Wisp patients to access nutrition counseling services via their health insurance or an exclusive self-pay rate. The aim is to make it easier for women looking for a more holistic approach to weight management to access nutrition support at an affordable price.  In addition, patients...
Healthcare professional interacting with a patient via telehealth platform
By  Anthony Vecchione 03:24 pm December 17, 2024
San Jose, California-based VSee Health, a telehealth company, announced it partnered with Tele911, a telemedicine and patient navigation platform for the emergency medical services sector.  The alliance will utilize VSee Health’s telehealth building blocks platform to expand Tele911’s influence in addressing two challenges in emergency medical services (EMS): emergency room overcrowding and the...
Telehealth provider on a computer with two people sitting on a couch looking at the computer
By  Jessica Hagen 01:25 pm December 9, 2024
Former employees of California-based virtual healthcare provider HealthTap have filed a complaint in the State of Delaware against the company, venture firm Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV), board members and executives, alleging that MDV orchestrated a process to dilute the company's valuation to become a majority controlling shareholder. The lawsuit also names HealthTap board members and executives...
Professionals in a conference room
By  Anthony Vecchione 12:06 pm November 27, 2024
Practice Better, a practice management platform for health and wellness practitioners, announced it raised $13 million in growth capital funded by CIBC Innovation Banking. The funding comes one year after Practice Better scored a $27 million growth investment led by Five Elms Capital.  WHAT IT DOES Practice Better provides a suite of tools that integrate scheduling, telehealth, client engagement...
Two people sitting on a couch talking to a telehealth provider
By  Jessica Hagen 05:00 pm November 25, 2024
Zarminali Health, a multispecialty pediatric practice group, has launched with $40 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst, which includes a venture debt facility.  WHAT IT DOES The Chicago-based hybrid care company, founded in July of this year, integrates technology, specialists and services to provide outpatient coordinated pediatric primary and specialty care.  The company will use...
Person talking to a telehealth provider
By  Anthony Vecchione 05:10 pm November 22, 2024
Rightway, a healthcare navigation and pharmacy benefits platform, announced a partnership with Curai Health, an AI-powered virtual clinic, to provide Rightway's members access to Curai's virtual care offerings. Curai Health offers personalized primary care providers and urgent care services, referral management and network navigation, care programs and condition-management services, clinical...
A doctor analysing a chest X-ray image
By  Adam Ang 08:32 pm November 21, 2024
Vuno receives second 510(k) South Korean medical AI company Vuno has obtained a 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its chest X-ray analysis AI software. The VunoMed Chest X-ray Triage quickly screens for pneumothorax and pleural effusion in chest X-ray images.  This FDA win is a second for Vuno, who first received a 510(k) for its brain image analysis AI in...
Two people stretching together
By  Jessica Hagen 12:53 pm November 20, 2024
Synapticure, a telemedicine company focused on people and caregivers living with neurodegenerative diseases, announced it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by B Capital.  New investors CVS Health Ventures, RA Capital Management, CommonSpirit Health and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures participated in the round, with participation from existing investors Google Ventures, Rock Health...
A discreet sexual health package by Quinn in Singapore
By  Adam Ang 08:29 pm November 19, 2024
Singapore may be technologically advanced in healthcare, however, there may be sections in the health system that have yet to catch up – including sexual health. In this small island nation-state of nearly six million people, sexual and reproductive health remains a topic too sensitive and intimate to be discussed in the open.  Access to the internet and the general acceptability of telemedicine...
A doctor in a virtual consultation with a patient
By  Adam Ang 06:42 pm November 10, 2024
New telehealth feature on MedAdvisor patient app Pharmacy-focused MedAdvisor has announced the launch of a new telehealth functionality on its mobile patient application. The telehealth feature allows patients to book virtual consultations with providers, receive e-prescriptions, and pre-order medications and receive purchase renewal reminders from preferred pharmacies.  Early this year, the ASX-...